Ph.D. Student, Clemson University

Evolution | Ecology | Conservation

Ph.D., Biological Sciences

Clemson University

Clemson, SC USA

Current - 2017

• Dissertation: Testing the influence of competition on venom evolution
• Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson

M.S., Biology

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL USA

2017 - 2014

• Thesis: The paths less traveled: Movement of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) along roads and railways
• Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson

B.S., Biological Sciences

Wright State University

Dayton, OH USA

2014 - 2012

NSF Graduate Research Assistant

Clemson University

Clemson, SC USA

Current - 2017

• Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson

Graduate Researcher & Teaching Assistant

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL USA

2017 - 2014

• Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson

Undergraduate Researcher & Research Assistant

Wright State University

Dayton, OH USA

2014 - 2012

• Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Peters, Dr. Thomas Rooney, Dr. Volker Bahn

Harry & Catherine Findley Student Assistance Endowment

Clemson University Department of Biological Sciences

$3,000

2021 - 2020

Grants-in-Aid of Research

SigmaXi

$800

2020

• Testing for the influence of competition on venom evolution in sky-island rattlesnakes

Graduate Travel Grant

Clemson University Graduate Student Government

$750

2020

• Travel for Dissertation Field Work in Arizona/New Mexico

Howard McCarley Student Research Award

Southwestern Association of Naturalists

$1,000

2020

• Testing for the influence of competition on venom evolution in sky-island rattlesnakes

E.E. Williams Research Grant

Herpetologists League

$1,000

2019

• Testing for Character Displacement in Venom

Graduate Student Research Award

Society of Systematic Biologists

$2,000

2019

• Testing the Influence of Competition on Venom Evolution

Klauber Summer Research Grant

Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

$250

2019

• Exploring the Influence of Species Coexistence on Venom Evolution

Graduate Travel Grant

Clemson University Graduate Student Government

$1,000

2019

• Travel to 2nd National Congress of Mexican Vipers

Graduate Travel Grant

Clemson University Graduate Student Government

$750

2019

• Travel to Biology of the Pitvipers

J. Larry Landers Student Research Grant

The Gopher Tortoise Council

$1,000

2015

• Examining Corridor Use and the Feasibility of Inland Retreat by Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

BioOne Ambassador Award

BioOne – nominated by ASIH

$1,000

2019

• The BioOne Ambassador Award is a competition across 200+ journals (one nominee per journal). The award recognizes impactful work by early career authors whom are dedicated to communicating the importance and impact of their research to the public.

Copeias Best Student Paper in Herpetology

ASIH

N/A

2019

CBASS 1st Place Graduate Poster Presentation

Clemson University BSGSA

$100

2018

Seibert Award for Best Conservation Oral Presentation

SSAR

$200

2017

Best Student Oral Presentation

FLTWS

$100

2017

Graduate Presentation Fellowship

UCF College of Graduate Studies

$300

2016

Graduate Student Travel Award

UCF Department of Biology

$200

2016

Graduate Student Travel Award

ASIH

$600

2016

Boyd Lyon Memorial Travel Award

UCF BGSA

$150

2015

Student Travel Award

The Gopher Tortoise Council

$100

2015

Graduate Presentation Fellowship

UCF College of Graduate Studies

$500

2015

Genomic adaptations to salinity resist gene Flow in the evolution of Floridian watersnakes

Molecular Biology and Evolution. DOI:10.1093/molbev/msaa266

N/A

2020

• Rautsaw RM, Schramer TD, Acuña R, Arick LN, DiMeo M, Mercier KP, Schrum M, Mason AJ, Margres MJ, Strickland JL, Parkinson CL
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Formal Analysis; Investigation; Writing-Original Draft; Visualization; Project Administration

Metalloproteinase replacement and parallel structural simplification maintain venom phenotypes in diverse groups of rear-fanged snakes

Molecular Biology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa192

N/A

2020

• Bayona-Serrano JD, Viala VL, Rautsaw RM, Schramer TD, Barros G. Nishiyama Junior MY, Sousa L, Moura-da-Silva AM, Parkinson CL, Grazziotin FG, Junqueira-de-Azevedo ILM
• CRediT: Validation; Investigation; Resources; Writing – Review & Editing

Intraspecific sequence variation and gene expression contribute little to venom diversity in the Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes).

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286(1906). DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0810

N/A

2019

• Rautsaw RM, Hofmann EP, Margres MJ, Holding ML, Strickland JL, Mason AJ, Rokyta DR, Parkinson CL
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Formal Analysis; Investigation; Data Curation; Writing-Original Draft; Visualization; Project Administration

Comparative venom-gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of four Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) lineages reveal little differential expression despite individual variation.

Scientific Reports 8: 15534. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-33943-5

N/A

2018

• Rautsaw RM, Hofmann EP, Strickland JL, Holding ML, Hogan MP, Mason AJ, Rokyta DR, Parkinson CL
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Formal Analysis; Investigation; Data Curation; Writing-Original Draft; Visualization; Project Administration

Estimating the response of wildlife communities to coastal dune construction

Ocean and Coastal Management 161(1): 31-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.04.021

N/A

2018

• Martin SA, Rautsaw RM, Bolt MR, Parkinson CL, Seigel RA
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Investigation; Writing-Review & Editing

On the road again: Assessing the use of roadsides as wildlife corridors for Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)

Journal of Herpetology 52(2): 136-144. DOI: 10.1670/17-013

N/A

2018

• Rautsaw RM, Martin SA, Lanctot K, Vincent BA, Bolt MR, Seigel RA, Parkinson CL
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Formal Analysis; Investigation; Data Curation; Writing-Original Draft; Visualization; Project Administration; Funding Acquisition

Stopped dead in their tracks: The impact of railways on Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) movement and behavior

Copeia 106(1): 135-143. DOI: 10.1643/CE-17-635

N/A

2018

• Rautsaw RM, Martin SA, Vincent BA, Lanctot K, Bolt MR, Seigel RA, Parkinson CL
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Formal Analysis; Investigation; Data Curation; Writing-Original Draft; Visualization; Project Administration; Funding Acquisition
• Awarded 2019 BioOne Ambassador
• Awarded Copeia 2018 Best Student Paper in Herpetology

Set AHDriFT: Applying game cameras to drift fences for surveying herpetofauna and small mammals

The Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(4): 804-809. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.805

N/A

2017

• Martin SA, Rautsaw RM, Robb F, Bolt MR, Parkinson CL, Seigel RA
• CRediT: Conceptualization; Methodology; Investigation; Writing-Original Draft; Visualization; Project Administration

Adapting coastal management to climate change: Mitigating our shrinking shorelines

The Journal of Wildlife Managment 81(6): 982-989. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21275

N/A

2017

• Martin SA, Rautsaw RM, Bolt MR, Parkinson CL, Seigel RA
• CRediT: Investigation; Writing-Review & Editing

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